Three ways you can extract information from plant microbiomes
In our last blog article, we detailed reasons why it is interesting to study plant microbiomes. Today, we will share an overview of the tools and techniques that scientists can leverage for this purpose. #1: Amplicon sequencing A common approach to identifying and...
Rooted in Science: The importance of plant microbiomes
The green frontier of biotechnology? When we think about ‘biotechnology’, our minds often wander towards sterile, clinical settings where scientists are conducting their magic to cure diseases. However, ‘biotechnology’ covers a lot more than only pharmaceutical...
Making sense of cells: The role of AI in advancing biomedical and computational biology
Ghent (Belgium), June 12, 2024 – It was a full office at the BioLizard head office, with diverse life science professionals meeting there to attend the latest Flanders AI Academy (VAIA) Highway Session on AI in the Life Sciences. At this event,...
Single-cell vs. bulk sequencing: which one to use when?
Winner of the 2013 Nature’s method of the year: single-cell sequencing. It’s no surprise that this method has gained in popularity ever since. Before the award, bulk sequencing methods were the standard for analyzing the transcriptome and other omics. Throughout the...